Wedge Island, South Australia

This article is about the locality in South Australia. For the associated island, see Wedge Island (South Australia).
Wedge Island
South Australia
Wedge Island
Coordinates 35°09′19″S 136°27′58″E / 35.15517831°S 136.46613535°E / -35.15517831; 136.46613535Coordinates: 35°09′19″S 136°27′58″E / 35.15517831°S 136.46613535°E / -35.15517831; 136.46613535
Established 2014[1]
Postcode(s) 5606[2]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location 196 km (122 mi) west of Adelaide city centre
LGA(s) unincorporated area
State electorate(s) Flinders[3]
Federal Division(s) Grey[4]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
18.6 °C
65 °F
13.7 °C
57 °F
445.2 mm
17.5 in
Footnotes Coordinates[1]
Climate[5]

Wedge Island is a locality in South Australia located on Wedge Island at the mouth of Spencer Gulf. It is located about 196 kilometres (122 mi) west of the Adelaide city centre. [1]

Its boundaries were created in 2014 for the purpose of providing property addressing for the island’s residents. The locality was given the island’s name in respect to the long established use.[1][6]

Land use within the locality is divided between agriculture and tourism with the former dating back to the mid-19 century and the latter commencing in the 1980s.[7] Wedge Island is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Flinders and the unincorporated area of South Australia.[1][4][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search result for "Wedge Island (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0068222)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. "Find a post - search result for Wedge Island, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 "District of Flinders Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  5. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Neptune Island (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. Burdett, Michael (28 October 2014), "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 6194, retrieved 4 April 2016
  7. Robinson, A. C.; Canty, P.; Mooney, T.; Rudduck, P. (1996). "South Australia's offshore islands" (PDF). Australian Heritage Commission. pp. 228–230 & 232. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
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